Letter Re: Suidlanders, by ShepherdFarmerGeek Suidlanders Conservative Christian white citizens of South Africa believe that anarchy and a racial civil war are soon coming there. So, they have created a national emergency response plan consistent with the Geneva Convention as a Civil Defense organization. They have limited this organization’s activities…

Notes for Sunday – April 30, 2017 Today is the birthday of sci-fi novelist Larry Niven (born April 30, 1938). Along with Jerry Pournelle, he co-authored the survivalist classic Lucifer’s Hammer. April 30th is also the birthday of Ed Yourdon, who was born in 1944. Thanks for reading, check out…

Lessons From the First TEOTWAWKI- Part 2, by Sarah Latimer Reviewing Where We Left Off In this series of articles, we’re looking at the lessons to be learned from the Genesis creation story, particularly from the actions of Eve, as the choices she made are similar to the ones that…

Letter Re: Should I Convert My Nickels to Silver? Hello Hugh and Jim, Per Jim’s good advice, my wife and I have been taking nickels out of our pocket change each day and setting them aside. It has been an easy and painless way to simultaneously set aside some cash,…

Notes for Saturday – April 29, 2017 This is the birthday of actor Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957), often remembered for his starring roles in Last of the Mohicians and in Lincoln. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 70 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly…

A Primer on Violence, by P.N. “All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do.” -Leo Tolstoy Violence is a word that conjures up a number of emotions. Some people think of violence and immediately visualize…

Letter Re: Strangling Wranglerstar Dear Mr. Rawles and Mr. Latimer, You’ve mentioned that Wranglerstar is your favorite YouTube channel. As you may know, YouTube has changed the rules, designating Wranglerstar—which has never featured a tiny shred of the porn, gratuitous violence, or other foolishness that abounds elsewhere on/in YouTube—as “not…

Notes for Friday – April 28, 2017 April 28th is the birthday of Aimo Johannes Lahti. (Born in 1896.) This clever Finn designed (or co-designed) an amazing array of weapons including the L-35 Lahti pistol, Suomi M-31 SMG, the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 LMG, the the famous Lahti L-39 20mm anti-tank rifle,…

Start With A .22 Rifle- Part 4, by behind-the-counter Steps 3 and 4 This is the final article in a four-part series and finishes the do-it-yourself guide with installation of three additional upgrades for your Ruger 10/22, including an enhanced extractor, a much improved firing pin, and a larger bolt…

Notes for Thursday – April 27, 2017 On this day in 1789, the crew of the British ship Bounty mutinied, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 70 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction…